“A child's a plaything for an hour”

“A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.”

“Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength”

“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”

“I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is”

“A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense”